Art For Art Foundation — Virtual Residency & Mentorship 2025
Theme: Art at the Margins: Voices, Materials, and Geographies — creative explorations of under-represented places, materials, and communities
Programme at a Glance
Residency period | 15 September – 15 December 2025 (fully online) — final showcase on 15 December |
Stipend | ₹10,000 per month (total ₹30,000) to support production and research |
Places | 4 emerging Indian artists |
Format | Virtual one-to-one mentoring, group critiques, and public engagement |
What we offer
- Individual mentorship: Monthly 1-hour sessions with a mentor (senior arts practitioner) tailored to your goals
- Peer critiques: Structured, artist-led feedback meetings each month
- Professional labs: Four skill-building masterclasses
- Visibility: Scheduled Instagram takeovers to share process and expand reach
- Honorarium: Prompt monthly disbursement to keep you focused on making work.
Your Commitments
- Community workshops: Lead two creative sessions for Sonalika Gurukul students (online or on-site) — fulfilling our partnership’s education mandate
- Conceptual journal: Post fortnightly reflections or studio notes (text, images, short videos)
- Group participation: Attend all critiques, labs, and mentor meetings
- Public outcome: Present new work in the online exhibition + live artist talk on 15 December
- Optional but encouraged: Contribute a 1-page reflection essay for the digital publication (adds to your CV)
Eligibility
- Indian citizens Under 30 years
- Working in any visual or interdisciplinary art form
- Able to commit ±10 hours per week for programme activities
Application Materials
Prepare a single PDF (max 10 MB) containing: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
- Artist statement — up to 500 words
- Project proposal — up to 500 words outlining what you will develop
- Portfolio — 5–10 recent works with captions/links
- CV / résumé
- Proof of age & Indian citizenship
Date | Milestone |
20 Aug 2025 | Application deadline |
28 ~ 31 Aug 2025 | Short-listed online interviews |
5 Sep 2025 | Final cohort announced |
15 Sep 2025 | Residency begins |
15 Dec 2025 | Online exhibition & close |
Ready to Apply?
→ Applications Closed
For queries, write to admin@a4afoundation.org with the subject line A4A Residency Query 2025.
Join us to push creative boundaries from wherever you are — at the margins, from the margins, for the margins